This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...
An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...
This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...
This interesting image, created by the artist William Harvey (c. 1796-1866), depicts a tale featured in The Thousand and One Nights, an imaginative collection...
Confucius (c. 551-479 BCE)
" does not grieve that people do not recognize his merits; he grieves at his own incapacities."
The Analects of Confucius (Book...
King Hrolf Kraki (c. 6th century)
"He flees no fire
who jumps over it."
Poem attributed to Hrolf Kraki in The Saga of Hrolf Kraki (chapter 28), written...
From the Parthenon in the Acropolis to Plato’s Academy, one mountain provided most of the marble that gave Athens its iconic look—Mount Pentelicus. During...
